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Tobacco Tracking, Reporting, and Accountability for Compliance in Enforcement Act

H.R. 6844 · 119th Congress · Dec 18, 2025 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require codes on the labels of tobacco products for the purpose of tracking or tracing the tobacco product through the distribution system.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Tobacco Tracking, Reporting, and Accountability for Compliance in Enforcement Act” or the “Tobacco TRACE Act”.

Sec. 2 Tobacco product codes for tracking or tracing

Section 920(b)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 387t(b)(3)) is amended by striking “The Secretary may” and inserting “Beginning not later than June 1, 2026, the Secretary shall”.